Borough Council

Mayor Barnett

Mayor Lauren Barnett– was elected to Borough Council in 2016. She has been an active member of the Mountain Lakes community since moving here in 2008 with her husband Dan and three children. Lauren served on the board of the Home & School Association and the Mountain Lakes Sailing Association. She chairs the Briarcliff Book Fair and has been active in coaching travel soccer and Destination Imagination, a youth program that celebrates innovation and teamwork. Lauren has over a decade of experience in management consulting. She was a Senior Engagement Manager for the Strategy & Change consulting practice of IBM Global Services and also served as the Business Operations Manager for the practice. Lauren has a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.Email:lBarnett@mtnlakes.org. (Term expires 12/31/20)

Deputy Mayor Barrett

Deputy Mayor Bill Barrett – was elected to the Borough Council in November, 2014. He has been a resident of Mountain Lakes since 2010 and has resided in Morris County his entire life. Bill is a shareholder and the Chief Operations Officer of a New Jersey based law firm that employees more than 100 people. In addition, Bill serves as his law firm’s Corporate Practice Group Chairman where he acts as an outside general corporate counsel to numerous businesses spanning the areas of professional service, finance, lending institutions, manufacturing, distribution, technology, real estate development, as well as medical professionals of varying disciplines. Bill has been active in coaching both recreational and travel soccer in town as well as baseball and softball. He and his wife Jennifer have two children. Email:wBarrett@mtnlakes.org. (Term expires 12/31/18)

Councilman Holmberg

Peter Holmberg – Peter Holmberg was elected to Council in 2010. He has served on the Planning Board since 2008 and the Memorial Day Committee since 2000. Peter also served on the Recreation Commission from 2006-2008. In 2009, he chaired the Shared Services Task Force that educated and then evaluated the communities interest to share services with neighboring municipalities. Peter has been a resident for over 30 years and a MLHS graduate. He has been active in coaching baseball, track, soccer, and basketball. He and his wife Kathleen have four children and have lived in Mountain Lakes since 2000. Email:pholmberg@mtnlakes.org. (Term expires 12/31/18)

Councilman Happer

Dan Happer – was appointed to the Borough Council in September 2008. He previously served on the Lakes Management Advisory Committee. He was a board member and swim official for the Mountain Lakes Swimming and Diving Association for ten years and served as President of the Association for seven years. He has served as a den leader and Treasurer for Cub Scout Pack 10 and is a member of the Mountain Lakes Sailing Association. Dan is a CPA and is a vice president and assistant treasurer for a large global company. He and his family have lived in Mountain Lakes since 1998. Email:dhapper@mtnlakes.org. (Term expires 12/31/18)

Councilwoman Horst

Janet L. Horst– was elected to Borough Council in 2016. She and her family have been Mountain Lakes residents since 2011. Janet hales from Ann Arbor, Michigan and has lived in a number of communities most recently Basel, Switzerland. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Janet has worked as an internal consultant in the banking industry and as an adjunct professor. She has served as a church elder, ESL tutor and as an educational workshop coordinator at the Federal Corrections Institute in Danbury, Connecticut. Locally, Janet has been a member on the Shade Tree Commission, authoring a number of skits performed on Arbor Day, and has been active as V.P. of the Garden Club of Mountain Lakes, presently coordinating the Junior Nature
Club at Wildwood School.Email:jHorst@mtnlakes.org. (Term expires 12/31/20)

Councilwoman Korman

Cynthia Korman– was elected to Council in 2016. She has lived in Mountain
Lakes since June 2000, and has been a long time member of the town’s League of
Women Voters. Cynthia has been a Junior Track coach, and is a member of
the town’s Garden Club and Mountain Lakes Professional Womens’ Forum.
She and her husband are the proud parents of three Lakers.
Professionally speaking, Cynthia has owned a small healthcare-industry-focused
consulting practice since 1993, and has served on the boards of several
professional associations. She has a BA in Political Science and an MS
in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Rochester, and an MBA from
New York University’s Stern School of Business.Email:cKorman@mtnlakes.org. (Term expires 12/31/20)

Councilman Shepherd

David Shepherd– was elected to Borough Council in 2016. David brings a broad range of
management experience across numerous disciplines, including healthcare,
banking, finance, and real estate. He currently serves on the executive
committee for a large multi-disciplined medical group. Previously,
he was a strategic consultant managing multiple cross-functional teams
globally in support of municipalities, and of the Fortune 500
community. He believes strongly in using his skills to better people’s
lives and our communities. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, he
organized volunteer teams to assist first responders in door-to-door
evacuations. In Illinois, he coached youth soccer and baseball and
organized multiple volunteer teams for Habitat for Humanity renovation
projects and worked as a volunteer on annual renovation efforts within
the Chicago Public Schools system. In NJ, he coordinates free health
screenings and educational seminars for emergency responders; has spoken
at numerous Police Benevolent Association events; assists with fundraising
to support clean water projects worldwide. He received his B.S. in
accounting and programming and has an MBA in finance from Loyola
University. David and his wife Julie moved to Mountain Lakes in 2013
with their sons Tyler and Christian. He looks forward to serving
Mountain Lakes in continuing its tradition of excellence and volunteerism.

The Borough Council of the Borough of Mountain Lakes consists of 7 elected officials. Council Members are elected for 4 year terms from the population at large. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen from within the Council by the Council at the Reorganization meeting the first week in January.

The public is invited to attend Borough Council meetings which begin at 8:00PM in Borough Hall. The Council may start their meetings at 7:30PM to discuss internal topics.

About

Mountain Lakes is located in north-central New Jersey where the rolling hills of the New Jersey's Piedmont region meet the rocky outcroppings of the Highlands.

Our History

In 1910, Mountain Lakes was a rural woodland owned by a few families with names such as Righter, Grimes, Ball and Van Duyne. In the space of ten years, however, the entire face of Mountain Lakes changed from a wilderness of Dutch and English properties to a planned suburban community. Learn More